Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.

Nippon Television Holdings, Inc., established in 1952 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, functions as a leading media and content conglomerate. The company's core activities encompass broadcasting and extensive content production. This includes creating broadcast programs, facilitating digital broadcasting, and providing comprehensive technical support for studios, live events, master technology operations, electronic news gathering (EJ), editing, and post-production. NTV also handles program scheduling, content development, closed captioning services, and manages its content library. Beyond traditional broadcasting, NTV is deeply involved in event management and creative services. It organizes various sporting events and proprietary NTV events, and oversees the NTV school. Its creative division delivers art direction, lighting and sound design, set construction, flip chart creation, TV graphics, and the production of promotional materials like pamphlets and posters. The company actively manages intellectual property and merchandising, including music publishing, CD master rights, and merchandising rights. It also produces CDs and DVDs and offers recording studio rentals. NTV's project capabilities extend to the design and construction of exhibitions, sales promotion events, international sports venues, theme parks, amusement facilities, and national ceremonies. Supporting these endeavors, it also produces program-related merchandise, maintains commercial buildings, and manages race tracks, concerts, and other events. In the digital and technological sphere, NTV offers a full spectrum of ICT services, develops business applications and websites, provides video streaming solutions, infrastructure support, and advertising services. It operates online shopping portals and produces a wide range of digital content, including animation, TV programs, commercial films, graphic designs, illustrations, characters, and social games. Copyright management and internet content streaming are integral digital functions. Furthermore, NTV supplies software and systems for video-on-demand (VOD) and live streaming platforms, alongside expertise in 3D computer graphics. NTV is also responsible for news gathering, reporting, and the production of informational and sports programming. It offers various support services, covering program and technology production, clerical, and general management duties. Finally, the company strategically ventures into diverse and emerging businesses, such as e-commerce, esports, talent production agencies, contractual program production for other broadcasters, and influencer network management.

Industry

Broadcasting

Sector

Communication Services

Headquarters

JP

CEO

Yoshikuni Sugiyama

Listed since

Jan 1, 2001

Employees

5,933